Outline:
Email, purporting to be a Legislative Brief, claims that drivers in the state of Pennsylvania will be prohibited from using handheld mobile telephones from November 10, 2007
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False
Legislative Brief
Handheld Mobile Telephone Use
State of Pennsylvania
Effective November 10, 2007 motorists in the state of Pennsylvania will be prohibited from using handheld mobile telephones while operating a vehicle. The Bill (House Bill No.1827) amends Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statues and was passed on September 11, 2007.
The Bill states that “No driver shall operate any moving vehicle on a highway of this Commonwealth, which shall include Federal, State and municipal highways, while using a handheld mobile telephone.”
The term “handheld mobile telephone” is defined by the bill as:
“A mobile telephone other than a hands-free mobile telephone with which a user engages in a call using at least one hand.”
It also defines hands-free mobile telephone as follows:
“A mobile telephone that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of such mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a call without the use of either hand, whether or not the use of either hand is necessary to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone.”
The new law does not apply, however to the following, when on duty and acting in their official capacities:
*Law Enforcement Officers
* Operators of Emergency Vehicles
The bill also mentions that defensible actions for the use of a handheld mobile telephone will be:
* The driver had reason to fear for the driver’s safety
* Reporting a traffic accident
* Making a “911” emergency call
A person who is found to be in violation of this section commits a summary offense and upon conviction, will be sentenced to pay a $50 fine.
Original Source : https://www.hoax-slayer.com/pennsylvania-cell-phone-brief.shtml